I had expected the new SR sensor to be in whatever new dSLR Fuji produced, but at a higher MP count. Something in the 10-12MP range and I was also hoping for a smaller crop factor, even FF.

I expect the new sensor will produce some great images with great DR, but for most current S2 owners, that will just not be enough to upgrade, especially given the price Fuji is likely to ask for the camera.

Another thing that bothers me is the ship date I see bandied around - late summer. For a camera that is essentialy a reworked S2, that is a pretty long delay.

I am quite impressed with the new technology in the sensor. Each pixel has a big sensor (more sensitive to light, just like how high speed film has large grains of silver halide) and a small sensor (less sensitive to light, just like how low speed film has small grains) and it appears that the on-camera processor decides how much of each sensor to use in the final image. I am curious how the RAW files will be - will the raw files contain all the data from both sensors, doubling the raw file size, or will that still be done on-camera? If the raw files contain data from both sensors, will Fuji release a new raw file converter that lets you have control, or at least do a better job than the on-camera chip? I am interested to find out what Fuji is planning on. At any rate, The S3 might make a good replacement for my S1 but I'll still use the S2.